Comparative Legal Analysis of Waste Management Regulation in the Russian Federation and EAEU Countries: Ways of Harmonization for the Transition to a Circular Economy

Abstract

The article is devoted to a comparative legal analysis of special legislation in the field of waste management in the Russian Federation and the partner states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). The research focuses on the legal regulation of waste management in the designated interstate international education, and also took into account the positive experience of the countries of the European Union, the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Moldova. The purpose of the work is to identify common trends, contradictions and prospects for the unification of legal regulation. The study examines organizational, economic and legal mechanisms aimed at improving waste management in Russia. Their comparative assessment is carried out with the approaches enshrined in the legislation of the abovementioned states. It has been proved that despite national peculiarities a strategic course towards the modernization of legislation aimed at involving waste in secondary economic turnover and the formation of the foundations of a closed-cycle economy is a binding element for all countries. The article highlights the existing objective need to harmonize approaches for a successful transition from a linear economy to a closed-loop economy model. The development and adoption of a model law within the framework of integration associations is proposed as the main tool for achieving this goal. In such an act it is advisable to consolidate a unified waste management methodology, unified approaches to public management in this area, as well as a system of economic and legal incentives aimed at stimulating waste recycling activities.